{"id":734,"date":"2022-07-20T08:58:38","date_gmt":"2022-07-20T08:58:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/guardarian.com\/blog\/?p=734"},"modified":"2026-03-17T09:03:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T09:03:32","slug":"besides-the-bored-ape-what-nfts-are-worth-watching","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guardarian.com\/blog\/besides-the-bored-ape-what-nfts-are-worth-watching","title":{"rendered":"Besides the Bored Ape: what NFTs are worth watching?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">Back when they were first brought up, we all thought that NFTs were just a random fad that would be gone before we knew it.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">But, in actuality, what ended up happening is NFTs became a very important part of the cryptocurrency space and even beyond it, to the point where nowadays, the NFT market is worth billions of dollars.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">NFTs or Non-fungible tokens are cryptographic assets on a blockchain. The NFTs are assets that contain unique identification codes and metadata.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Many people compare NFTs to regular art pieces, but that is quite an unfair comparison because NFTs can never be copied or duplicated due to their unique factors.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">So, because of this uniqueness, NFTs have skyrocketed in price. While they may be expensive, they are also very popular and NFT traders have managed to make profits after buying and selling them on the NFT marketplace.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">As such, for today we decided to give you a brief rundown of the top NFTs that you should be watching right now.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><strong>CryptoPunks<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">There are a total of 10,000 NFTs in this collection right now, and the price per unit has increased exponentially due to how popular it got in the art world.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-738 \" src=\"https:\/\/guardarian.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/punks-e1658306281481.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"927\" height=\"454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/guardarian.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/punks-e1658306281481.png 2171w, https:\/\/guardarian.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/punks-e1658306281481-1920x940.png 1920w, https:\/\/guardarian.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/punks-e1658306281481-300x147.png 300w, https:\/\/guardarian.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/punks-e1658306281481-768x376.png 768w, https:\/\/guardarian.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/punks-e1658306281481-1536x752.png 1536w, https:\/\/guardarian.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/punks-e1658306281481-2048x1003.png 2048w, https:\/\/guardarian.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/punks-e1658306281481-1080x529.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 927px) 100vw, 927px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.larvalabs.com\/cryptopunks\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CryptoPunks<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">CryptoPunks NFTs are hosted on the Ethereum blockchain, and the main draw of each of these \u201cPunks\u201d is the fact that they all have their very own characteristics and aesthetics.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Many people believe that the visual part of the NFTs shouldn\u2019t matter all that much, but honestly, why shouldn\u2019t you go for something you enjoy looking at while also making a profit?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">These NFTs have also been owned by several celebrities, including Jay-Z, Snoop Dogg, Logan Paul, and Steve Aoki of all people, which has increased their prices even further by now.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><b>Pudgy Penguins<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">If CryptoPunks is not cute enough for you then you can always go for a Pudgy Penguin instead. There are a total of 8,888 NFTs in this collection, and as you can tell from this picture, every NFT showcases a unique cartoon penguin with a wide array of characteristics and accessories.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4386\" src=\"https:\/\/guardarian.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/pinguins_10_11zon.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"2286\" height=\"1258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/guardarian.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/pinguins_10_11zon.webp 2286w, https:\/\/guardarian.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/pinguins_10_11zon-1920x1057.webp 1920w, https:\/\/guardarian.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/pinguins_10_11zon-300x165.webp 300w, https:\/\/guardarian.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/pinguins_10_11zon-768x423.webp 768w, https:\/\/guardarian.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/pinguins_10_11zon-1536x845.webp 1536w, https:\/\/guardarian.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/pinguins_10_11zon-2048x1127.webp 2048w, https:\/\/guardarian.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/pinguins_10_11zon-1080x594.webp 1080w, https:\/\/guardarian.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/pinguins_10_11zon-1280x704.webp 1280w, https:\/\/guardarian.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/pinguins_10_11zon-980x539.webp 980w, https:\/\/guardarian.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/pinguins_10_11zon-480x264.webp 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2286px) 100vw, 2286px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/opensea.io\/collection\/pudgypenguins\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">OpenSea<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Pudgy Penguins may actually be one of the few competitors out there that can rival the likes of the Bored Ape Yacht Club, mostly because this collection has also caught the eye of a lot of investors due to its popularity online.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><b>Doodles<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">There are a total of 10,000 NFTs in this collection right here, but what separates it from any other collection out there is the fact that each one of these unique pieces of art was created by a trio of famous digital artists known as Tulip, Poopie and Burnt Toast.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-739\" src=\"https:\/\/guardarian.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screenshot-2022-07-18-at-11.30.22.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"892\" height=\"485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/guardarian.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screenshot-2022-07-18-at-11.30.22.png 2308w, https:\/\/guardarian.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screenshot-2022-07-18-at-11.30.22-1920x1043.png 1920w, https:\/\/guardarian.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screenshot-2022-07-18-at-11.30.22-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/guardarian.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screenshot-2022-07-18-at-11.30.22-768x417.png 768w, https:\/\/guardarian.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screenshot-2022-07-18-at-11.30.22-1536x835.png 1536w, https:\/\/guardarian.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screenshot-2022-07-18-at-11.30.22-2048x1113.png 2048w, https:\/\/guardarian.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screenshot-2022-07-18-at-11.30.22-1080x587.png 1080w, https:\/\/guardarian.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screenshot-2022-07-18-at-11.30.22-1280x695.png 1280w, https:\/\/guardarian.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screenshot-2022-07-18-at-11.30.22-980x532.png 980w, https:\/\/guardarian.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screenshot-2022-07-18-at-11.30.22-480x261.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 892px) 100vw, 892px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/opensea.io\/collection\/doodles-official\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">OpenSea<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The collection is made up of unique 2D characters that are all different in their own right, and even though it was launched back in October 2021, it almost immediately sold off on the internet.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Right now, the floor price of the Doodles is around 13 ETH which is about 20,000 USD (by July 20th).<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><b>Souls of Nature<\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">The Souls of Nature collection may be one of the coolest NFT projects we\u2019ve ever seen, and for good reason too. While they have not yet released any NFTs on the open market, they did state that they will eventually make their way online by Q3 in 2022.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4314\" src=\"https:\/\/guardarian.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/animals-1_76_11zon.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1446\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/guardarian.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/animals-1_76_11zon.webp 1446w, https:\/\/guardarian.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/animals-1_76_11zon-300x187.webp 300w, https:\/\/guardarian.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/animals-1_76_11zon-768x478.webp 768w, https:\/\/guardarian.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/animals-1_76_11zon-400x250.webp 400w, https:\/\/guardarian.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/animals-1_76_11zon-1080x672.webp 1080w, https:\/\/guardarian.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/animals-1_76_11zon-1280x797.webp 1280w, https:\/\/guardarian.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/animals-1_76_11zon-980x610.webp 980w, https:\/\/guardarian.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/animals-1_76_11zon-480x299.webp 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1446px) 100vw, 1446px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/soulsofnature.io\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Souls of Nature<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">What makes this collection so amazing is the fact that their plan is very elaborate, as they created the collection for the metaverse, promising a wide array of play-to-earn features. This in itself makes this a very important NFT collection to look forward to.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><b>Girls, Robots, Dragons<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">The \u201cGirls, Robots, Dragons\u201d comprises 9,000 NFTs, showcasing 15 different characters, with five of them being girls, five being robots and five being dragons, as the name implies.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-736\" src=\"https:\/\/guardarian.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/dragons.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"931\" height=\"468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/guardarian.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/dragons.png 2424w, https:\/\/guardarian.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/dragons-1920x965.png 1920w, https:\/\/guardarian.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/dragons-300x151.png 300w, https:\/\/guardarian.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/dragons-768x386.png 768w, https:\/\/guardarian.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/dragons-1536x772.png 1536w, https:\/\/guardarian.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/dragons-2048x1029.png 2048w, https:\/\/guardarian.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/dragons-1080x543.png 1080w, https:\/\/guardarian.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/dragons-1280x643.png 1280w, https:\/\/guardarian.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/dragons-980x492.png 980w, https:\/\/guardarian.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/dragons-480x241.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 931px) 100vw, 931px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/grd.fan\/#\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Girls, Robots, Dragons<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The collection was also built on the Ethereum blockchain, and interestingly enough, it will only be available in two phases, with the first 3,000 NFTs being available in the first sale and the rest of them being available afterward to purchase via $DUST utility tokens.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The \u201cGirls, Robots, Dragons\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>were created by Hungarian artists Zoltan Boros and Gabor Szikszai, and we honestly have to say that their designs are just downright stunning, to say the least, especially if you love fantasy and sci-fi together.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><b>Conclusion<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">Each one of these collections is beautiful and has a broad audience who believes they are worth the investment. And that\u2019s the beauty of NFTs. It may start as a hobby and one day has a market value!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Back when they were first brought up, we all thought that NFTs were just a random fad that would be gone before we knew it.\u00a0 But, in actuality, what ended up happening is NFTs became a very important part of the cryptocurrency space and even beyond it, to the point where nowadays, the NFT market [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":742,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[174,109],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-734","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cryptocurrency-news-and-insights","category-academy-and-crypto-guides"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/guardarian.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/mo-eJymAZsXupQ-unsplash-scaled.jpg",2560,1440,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/guardarian.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/mo-eJymAZsXupQ-unsplash-300x169.jpg",300,169,true],"medium":["https:\/\/guardarian.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/mo-eJymAZsXupQ-unsplash-scaled.jpg",2560,1440,false],"medium_large":["https:\/\/guardarian.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/mo-eJymAZsXupQ-unsplash-768x432.jpg",768,432,true],"large":["https:\/\/guardarian.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/mo-eJymAZsXupQ-unsplash-1920x1080.jpg",1920,1080,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/guardarian.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/mo-eJymAZsXupQ-unsplash-1536x864.jpg",1536,864,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/guardarian.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/mo-eJymAZsXupQ-unsplash-2048x1152.jpg",2048,1152,true],"rpwe-thumbnail":["https:\/\/guardarian.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/mo-eJymAZsXupQ-unsplash-45x45.jpg",45,45,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"guardarian_admin","author_link":"https:\/\/guardarian.com\/blog\/author\/guardarian_admin"},"uagb_comment_info":2,"uagb_excerpt":"Back when they were first brought up, we all thought that NFTs were just a random fad that would be gone before we knew it.\u00a0 But, in actuality, what ended up happening is NFTs became a very important part of the cryptocurrency space and even beyond it, to the point where nowadays, the NFT market&hellip;","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/guardarian.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/734","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/guardarian.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/guardarian.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/guardarian.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/guardarian.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=734"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/guardarian.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/734\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4387,"href":"https:\/\/guardarian.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/734\/revisions\/4387"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/guardarian.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/742"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/guardarian.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=734"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/guardarian.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=734"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/guardarian.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=734"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}